Crisis in Ukraine

Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing 23 July, 2014, 6 PM Kyiv time 1. Malaysian Aircraft shot down over eastern Ukraine The first bodies of the victims of Flight MH-17, which was shot down by Kremlin-backed terrorists on 17 July, landed in Eindhoven, Netherlands today at about 16:00 Amsterdam time. The government of the Netherlands confirmed that the flight [&hellip

Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing 22 July, 2014, 6 PM Kyiv time 1. Malaysian Aircraft shot down over eastern Ukraine According to the National Security and Defense Council (RNBO), search operations at the crash site of Flight MH-17, which was shot down by Kremlin-backed terrorists on 17 July, have been completed. As of 12 PM Kyiv time on [&hellip

Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing 17 July, 2014, 8 PM Kyiv time 1. Malaysian aircraft shot down over eastern Ukraine At approximately 4:20 PM Kyiv time, a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in Donetsk oblast. According to reports 295 people were on board. According to President Poroshenko’s Press Secretary, the President stated: [&hellip

Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing 16 July, 2014, 7 PM Kyiv time 1. Kremlin-backed violence in Eastern Ukraine The active phase of the Anti-Terrorism Operation (ATO) in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts continues. The National Security and Defense Council stated at 12 pm Kyiv time that 11 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the last 24 hours. The Ministry of [&hellip

Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing 15 July, 2014, 6 PM Kyiv time 1. Kremlin-backed violence in Eastern Ukraine The active phase of the Anti-Terrorism Operation (ATO) in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts continues. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that on 14 July “with the goal of discrediting units of the armed forces of Ukraine [&hellip

Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing 14 July, 2014, 7 PM Kyiv time 1. Ministry of Defense: Ukrainian forces transport plane shot down At about 12:30 PM Kyiv time, contact was lost with a Ukrainian forces AN-26 airplane. The plane was shot down. The crew of the airplane parachuted out of the plane. The whereabouts of all the [&hellip

Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing 11 July, 2014, 7 PM Kyiv time 1. Kremlin-backed violence in Eastern Ukraine The active phase of the Anti-Terrorism Operation (ATO) in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts continues. The Ministry of Defense reports that at 4:30 AM Kyiv on 11 July, near Zelenopillya, Luhansk oblast, tactical group of a mechanized brigade of the armed [&hellip

Crisis in Ukraine: Daily Briefing 10 July, 2014, 8 PM Kyiv time 1. Kremlin-backed violence in Eastern Ukraine The active phase of the Anti-Terrorism Operation (ATO) in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts continues. The National Security and Defense Council (RNBO) reported at 12 PM Kyiv time that in the last 24 hours Kremlin-backed armed extremists fired upon 10 [&hellip